Obstacle Qualification and Drill Practice
April 5, 2008

Jeaneene Crowell and Stormy being judged on the obstacle course

Gaynor Pfeffer and Skippy McCue demonstrate how COMSU horses are required to calmly cross such things as bridges...

and maneuver in tight quarters...

go where asked, no matter how strange!

A COMSU horse must be tolerant of noise (that's a bag of cans Jeaneene is carrying)
while moving through 'junk' that might be encountered in a search situation...

Ian moves his percheron, Rocky, towards the cones

Pam Ogg, our training officer, explains a drill exercise practiced on foot

Practicing on foot before mounting.

Members mount....

and proceed two by two....

members peal off into an oblique formation....

members reverse and fall into the oblique formation -- they've got it!